Medicago sativa Calflora

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Taxon Report

Medicago sativa L.

Alfalfa

2020 Bob Sweatt

2005 Louis-M. Landry

2003 Michael Charters

2020 Bob Sweatt

2003 Michael Charters

2011 Jean Pawek

Medicago sativa is a perennial herb that is not native to California.

Pests and Pathogens from Calinvasives


	Plant Range Observation Search (681 records) Plant Characteristics

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Subspecies and Varieties:
... ssp. falcata ... ssp. sativa
Genus:	Medicago
Family:	Fabaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Occurs in non wetlands

Communities: escaped cultivar

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


JEF	Medicago sativa ssp. falcata
JEF	Medicago sativa ssp. sativa

More information about Medicago sativa


Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (MESA) BONAP Distribution Map	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Google Images Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2022. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 09/27/2022).